A four-run outburst in the sixth inning carried the Mets to a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. New York was behind, 3-0, when George Foster began the sixth with a home run. The Mets then got a one-out double by Joel Youngblood, an infield single by Ron Hodges, RBI single by Wally Backman, Ron Gardenhire's RBI double and Mookie Wilson's run-scoring single. Gardenhire delivered a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Keith Moreland hit a two-run homer for the Cubs and Jerry Morales had a solo clout in the second. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1982 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   5  9  1
Cubs         2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .333      Wills 2b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .350
Brooks 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .077      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     1   2   .167
Foster lf             3   1   1   1     2   1   .154      Buckner 1b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .400
  Valentine lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Waller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Kingman 1b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .176      Moreland c            4   1   2   2     1   0   .389
Youngblood rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Durham rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Hodges c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .667      Morales cf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .400
Backman 2b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .417      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .235
  Veryzer 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gardenhire ss         3   0   2   2     0   0   .417      Sandberg 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Larson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lynch p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ripley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woods lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     3  10             Totals               35   4   9   4     5   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  5,430
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 9
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Backman, Bowa
Doubles: Gardenhire 2 (2), Youngblood (1), Buckner (1), Wills (1)
Home Runs: Foster (1), Moreland (2), Morales (2)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (5), Veryzer (1)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Gardenhire (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(1-0)          5     6   3   3   3   5   2  23   5.40
Lynch                   3.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  14   1.69
Allen SV(1)             0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   6   2  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Larson L(0-1)           5.1   6   4   4   2   7   1  25   6.75
Smith                   0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Ripley                  2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   3.00
Campbell                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3  10.80
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3  10   1  40

Wild Pitches: Ripley (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick


METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Brooks grounded out (shortstop to
first); Foster popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Bowa was called out on
strikes; Buckner struck out; Moreland homered [Wills scored];
Durham grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Youngblood reached on an error by
Bowa [Youngblood to first]; Hodges singled to right [Youngblood
to second]; Backman forced Hodges (second to shortstop)
[Youngblood to third]; Gardenhire grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Morales homered; Henderson singled; Henderson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sandberg popped
to shortstop; Larson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 3.

METS 3RD: Falcone flied out to center; Wilson grounded out
(third to first); Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Wills flied out to right; Bowa walked; Buckner forced
Bowa (second to shortstop); Moreland singled [Buckner to
second]; Durham flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 3.

METS 4TH: Foster walked; Kingman grounded out (third to first)
[Foster to second]; Youngblood struck out; Hodges walked;
Backman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Morales walked; Henderson forced Morales (shortstop to
second) [Henderson to second (error by Backman)]; Sandberg
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Henderson to third]; Larson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 5TH: Gardenhire doubled to left; Falcone struck out; Wilson
was called out on strikes; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Bowa struck out;
Buckner doubled; Moreland was walked intentionally; Durham
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 6TH: Foster homered; Kingman flied out to center;
Youngblood doubled; Hodges singled [Youngblood to third];
Backman singled [Youngblood scored, Hodges to second]; SMITH
REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); Gardenhire doubled [Hodges scored,
Backman to third]; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR FALCONE; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); Wilson singled [Gardenhire to
third, Backman scored]; Wilson stole second; Brooks struck out;
4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: LYNCH REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Morales grounded
out (shortstop to first); Henderson walked; Sandberg popped to
first; BRIGGS BATTED FOR SMITH; Briggs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: RIPLEY REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Foster walked;
Kingman flied out to center; Youngblood popped to first; Hodges
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: VERYZER REPLACED BACKMAN (PLAYING 2B); Wills walked;
Bowa flied out to center; Buckner flied out to right; Moreland
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 3.

METS 8TH: Veryzer singled; Veryzer stole second; Ripley threw a
wild pitch [Veryzer to third]; Gardenhire hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Veryzer scored]; Lynch grounded out (first to pitcher);
Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Durham singled; Morales forced Durham (second to
shortstop); Henderson was called out on strikes; Sandberg
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 3.

METS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); WOODS REPLACED
RIPLEY (PLAYING LF); Brooks flied out to center; Foster struck
out; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: VALENTINE REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Woods grounded
out (third to first); Wills doubled; ALLEN REPLACED LYNCH
(PITCHING); Bowa grounded out (second to first) [Wills to
third]; Buckner singled [Wills scored]; WALLER RAN FOR BUCKNER;
Moreland flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs
4.